Welcome to the Graham Richardson Show!

It's the debut episode of the Graham Richardson Show - where we talk politics and also have a little bit of fun! You can catch Graham every single Friday from Noon until 2PM. On today's show: In what StatsCan calls the first significant employment gain since last November, the Canadian economy has added a surprise 88,000 jobs in May. We sift through the data with Frances Donald, a Chief Economist with the Royal Bank of Canada. For 55 years and 150 million spectators, the Snowbirds have been Canada's symbol of excellence and pride. The government wants to ground them at the end of this year, leading to pushback from a wave of veterans, former commanding officers, and a former Chief of Defense Staff. We chat with Retired Lieutenant-Colonel Maryse Carmichael, the Snowbirds' first female pilot and their first female Commanding Officer. In honour of the FIFA World Cup coming to Canada this year, a historical first for our country, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new commemorative Loonie. We check in with Deneen Perrin, the Royal Canadian Mint's Director of Public Affairs. What's it like serving as an MP for small-town Canada? What are the pressing issues you have to deal with on a daily basis? We dig deeper with (CON) Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan MP Fraser Tolmie and (LIB) Labrador MP Philip Earle. Harvey Brownstone, Canada’s first openly-gay judge, reflects on his life and career in his new memoir 'Without Prejudice'. Canadian filmmakers are exploring the bottom of Lake Superior with world-leading underwater drone technology. We sink our teeth into that subject with Yvonne Drebert, an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and the co-founder of Inspired Planet Productions. Your calls, texts, and emails!